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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1900
Page
7
A roundup of city happenings includes visits by Hon H E Nicholaus and Senator A C Carpenter, local arrivals and departures, garden seed ads, court divorce for Jessie M Kile, Salvation Army moves, fishing at Keokuk Lake, and multiple social calls.
W. E. Battey graduate optician advertises accurate fitting and latest optical appliances at 217 East Second Street.
Mr Johnson, opera house promoter, arrives from the East on No 15. Miss Martha Dwyer leaves for Dayton to visit her father. Mr and Mrs Henry Othmer go to South Bend to visit their daughter. Mrs Eugene Rosenbaum visits Keithsburg then returns on the Young. Barney Binhoff and wife arrive from Keithsburg for a few weeks with relatives. Fred Daut heads to Omaha for the wholesale grocers convention. Mrs Jacob Neibert departs for Stillwater to visit her sister. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised for burns and throat issues. Miss Gertrude Herr returns from lakes trip. Misses Bessie Porter and Rosrandt travel from Davenport to Cincinnati via Iowa car for the national YPU gathering.
Notice warns customers that hard coal is at its lowest price level and urges securing winter supply before prices advance, attributed to McQuesten and Sawyer Co. The alert emphasizes early purchase to avoid higher costs as demand or market shifts occur.
Local advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It emphasizes internal remedies and a physician prescribed formula, plus testimonials and Toledo Ohio contact F. J. Coesty & Son. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills as the best.
Ring up No. 4134 for the best work and best prices on painting and papering by Halstead and Son.
The Country Journal records personal milestones and social notes from Joyous Births to the philosophical reflections of sages. Correspondents chronicle community life, highlighting births, gatherings, and notable opinions shaping local culture.
Rev Crull delivered a strong baptism sermon as twelve members joined the church. About forty youths attended Christian Endeavor at Pleasant Prairie the StaniSt. Oliver Duffield returns to Gilman after a fourth stay at home. Miss Lottie Webb from Muscatine visited the Millie family over Sunday. Edith Newman of Durant spent the Sabbath with her parents. Mrs Chas Winkler visited Moscow last week. Captain Jester has carpenters at work on improvements. No Sunday School next week due to North Prairie quarterly meeting.
Sunday gatherings fill the week with neighbors visiting at homes and meals. Farmers plow corn for the last time in the area while churchgoers and holiday crowds attend services and Fourth of July events at Cedar Bethel and Pleasant Grove with local families noted.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Wagner entertained their children and grandchildren with an ice cream supper on a warm evening at Cedar Bethel. Neighbors and relatives joined in the informal gathering, sharing stories and smiles as the event extended into the night.
Monday evening marked Mr. Wagner’s 66th birthday with a large Cedar Bethel Sunday school gathering. An ordnance meeting is planned for one week from next Sunday night. Miss Leina Knott visited Miss Fanny George last Sunday, while the reporter spent Sunday with cousin Miss Collie George. Geo Hawkins hosted company, Frank George works for Henry Wagner, and Jesse George is employed in Fredonia.
Dr. Jas Wood of Philadelphia cautions that coffee acts as a drug harming the nervous system. He cites dyspepsia weak eyes heart palpitation kidney trouble and skin eruptions as possible effects. He promotes Postum Food Coffee as a safer substitute supplying potash and nutrients to rebuild nervous function.
The Republicans of Sweetland township meet at Mount Grove school house on Wednesday July 18 at 7 p.m. to elect eight delegates to the county convention and discuss other business. J. H. Van Camp, Com.
Pain relief product Mull's Lightning Pain Killer marketed at 25 cents, available through forty druggists. Advertisement notes wide distribution, implying broad accessibility and consumer pricing. No further details on ingredients or efficacy provided.
A party of fourteen men from Muscatine pitched their tent at Bar Land ing last Saturday night and as it. The fragment suggests a rowdy gathering or dispute amid a night near Pine Mills, with local curiosity about the men and event.
An old advertising blurb touts Cas carets candy cathartic as a natural bowel remedy for various ailments. It promises easy movements, claims a 10 cent starter cost, and warns to beware of imitations with the marking Cc C on each tablet.
A grim social observation notes that certain men repeatedly appear when trouble arises at work, causing discomfort and prompting calls for boundaries and privacy. The piece voices frustration with unwanted attention and seeks practical steps to deter intruders.
NEW PANITORIUM CLUB provides steam cleaned ladies skirts and suits, cleaned and pressed men's suits, dyed garments, gloves, and pants. package service includes parcel delivery, clothes pressed, shoes shined, and monthly membership for $1.00. Call 1154 or visit 216 Iowa Avenue next to Journal office for delivery.
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